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Richard’s 2025 Year in Books
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Richard Nell
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in Canada
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Member Since
November 2016
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Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
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2017
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Kings of Ash (Ash and Sand, #2)
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2019
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Kings of Heaven (Ash and Sand, #3)
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2020
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4 editions
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Dark Sea's End (Beyond Ash and Sand, #1)
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2021
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2 editions
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The God King's Legacy (God King Chronicles, #1)
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2019
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2 editions
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Rebellion of the Black Militia
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Devil of the 22nd
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Grimdark Magazine, Issue 21, January 2020
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The First Great Game available in ebook/audiobook/paperback now!
Book Release time!It’s true, I’m not dead. In fact, my alter ego (Pierce Grey) has been a very busy boy.I sort of feel like I should be shooting one of those Brandon Sanderson surprise videos because well…I have written TEN books in this series. Yep. Ten finished. And I’m working on eleven. So literally every 2 months for the next year or two, there is going to be a new book released on Amazon
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Richard’s Recent Updates
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Richard Nell
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Christopher Jensen
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Richard Nell
liked
Robert L.'s review
of
The First Great Game (Book ten) - A LitRPG/Harem sci-fantasy series:
"Very good book
This is a fine fantasy harem adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like the elf mom. I anxiously await the sequel." |
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Richard Nell
answered
Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*'s
question:
Yes and yes. There's actually a lot of hungry harem readers currently hoovering up books in the genre. With epic fantasy you spend a lot of time kind of begging people to read your book. Sorry 'marketing'. And I hate that. A lot. Anyway, a change is
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Richard Nell
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5 other people
liked
Jeffrey Greek's review
of
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1):
"Surprisingly good. It says a lot about the sad state of publishing today that this indie book is better written and more competently plotted than 90% of the dreck you'll find sulking upon the shelves of the Funko-Pop-infested wastelands that are our "
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Richard Nell
made a comment on
Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*’s review
of
Kings of Paradise (Ash and Sand, #1)
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As well you shouldn't. Next up: The Haunted Vagina ?
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Richard Nell
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8 other people
liked
Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*'s review
of
Ravaged by the Gingerbread Man:
"Oh my god, every line of dialogue from the Gingerbread Man.
This is wonderful. There's an excellent story around the bizarre sexual encounter, which is disturbingly hilarious and everything you might expect. The whole thing works perfectly. I don't t" Read more of this review » |
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Richard Nell
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Richard Nell
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“I didn't dare to think of anything then except the "facts." To get beneath the facts I would have had to be an artist, and one doesn't become an artist overnight. First you have to be crushed, to have your conflicting points of view annihilated. You have to be wiped out as a human being in order to be born again an individual. You have to be carbonized and mineralized in order to work upwards from the last common denominator of the self. You have to get beyond pity in order to feel from the very roots of your being.”
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I've actually bumped it up to monthly for several months at least! So you'll get #4 May 10.
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Richard Nell
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“What…do I want?” Ruka put his hands to his awful face and closed his golden eyes, shuddering with what could have been a laugh, or a sob. “I want a world where love is not a crime, Priestess, a world where children are not doomed to misery because they are different. I want only laws with mercy, and justice, and wisdom...but I will settle for your pink insides in my palm, and your brains on a rock.”
― Kings of Paradise
― Kings of Paradise
“Faith is the desire for virtue. The pursuit is worthy of respect, if not the conclusions. Try not to judge those who have been led astray.”
― Kings of Paradise
― Kings of Paradise
“For now, though, Priestess,” the man’s top lip peeled to show sharp, angled teeth, “I will settle for your pink insides in my palm, and your brains on a rock.”
― Kings of Paradise
― Kings of Paradise
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― Whispers of War
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Kristen wrote: "I think I may have just accepted your friend-vite based solely on your message. I legitimately laughed out loud.And, of course, i'm happy to know i'm now leading a worthwhile life. Thanks for lett..."
One more life validated! Welcome, book-friend!
I think I may have just accepted your friend-vite based solely on your message. I legitimately laughed out loud.And, of course, i'm happy to know i'm now leading a worthwhile life. Thanks for letting me know!
